Ironing press



Jan. 11 1927. 1,613,818

A. B. CLISSON IRONING PRESS Filed Feb. 29. 1924 s Sheets-Sheet u 97 15 M 25 l i 36 I INVENTOR 9 A/Zer/ 5. (0550/4 ORNEYS Patented Jan. 11-, 1927,"

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ALBERT B. GLISSON, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, A$SIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE PI tOSPERITY COMiPANY, INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

IRONING rn'nss;

Application filed February 29, 1924. Serial No; 695,897;

This invention relates to ironingpresses of the type having wide opening press jaws into and between which the work is arranged by the operator; and a primaryohject of the invention is to provide such an ironing press as will guard and shield an operators hands from coming into contact with the hot pressing surface of the machine. V a

Ironing'presses of the type possessing sub-v 19 stantially large area wide opening jaws or ironing members for ironing a large portion of the goods at onetime are provided with I a large polished metal surface which is hot and which is exposed to the operator when the press opens and unless the operator exercises due care it often follows that his hands come in contact with the hot press ing surface with painful results.

I It is fitting, therefore, that an object of my invention is to provide instrumentalities for improving the ironing press in this regard in order that the operator may work more rapidly and not be handicapped by the close I proximity of the hot exposed pressing face; and I carry my purposes into effect'hy providing, in one form of my invention, a

guard or shield which automatically covers the hot pressingsurface when the jaws open and automatically uncovers the pressing aw as the press closes. My improved ironing press therefore .emhodies'a covered pressing I surface when the press is open and an uncovered exposed hot pressing surface when the machine is closed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate an exemplary form of the invention the parts,

of which may be varied in construction and the mode of operation 'of which may be altered insome respects without departing from the principle of the invention.

Figure 1 illustrates a side View of an ironing press with the jaws open and having the protective covering means drawn across the hot face of the ironing head; and Figure 2 shows a similar side view except that the press is closed and the guard thereof is removedfrom between-the jaws to permit theironing surfaceto engage the work.

' Figure '3 shows a front fragmentary ele vation of the machine, with the jaws closed and a guardcurtain rolled up out of the way; and Figure 4 illustrates a fragmentary plan view of the machine. Figure 5 illustrates a fragmentary detailed view of the guard which in the pres ent invention is constructed in the form of a roller shield curtain.

Referring now more particularly to the I drawings for a detailed description of the invention, there is shown a pressing machine or an, ironing press frame 1.0 provided with a press lever 11 ivoted on the frame at 12 and carrying an ironing head '13 on one end thereof while a short toggle link 14 is piv- 'oted on, therear thereof. 'A lower longer toggle link 15 is (pivotally connected with the short link 14- an' said toggle link 15 is pref-- erably made integral with a pedal 16 which 1s pivoted on the frame at 17., A. kick-oil pedal 18' is pivoted on the frame at 19 and is intended, to thrust the pedal 16 upwardly to break the toggle 14-15 rearwardly to open the press and liftthe ironing head 13 to the wide open position shown in Figure 1 ;S t eam pi es 18 are employed for thepuri pose of supp ying steam to the head fouheating it and it is to he noted that an ironing press of this character has its head13 provided with a hot exposed polished metal surface for application against the goods spread out upon the buck 20.

' It is necessary for the head 13 to move away from the buck 20 for a substantial distance to provide a large opening into which the operatormay thrust the goods and 35 I carry the work back over the buck 20 and it often -happens that th ef operator, in rapidly spreading the, goods upon the buck, burns his hands upon the hot pressing member 13 a which must necessarily be exposed and not 00 covered by clothin order that a dry gloss domestic finish be imparted to the goods during pressing operation. The main operatin toggle I l- 15 is so designed and constructed that the pedal 16 works through a limited 05 v movement in order that'it remains substantially close to the floor for a wide opening jaw movement. The foregoing description covers in general one preferred type of ironing press which we I employ in producing the improvements constituting my invention and a description of my new combination will now be given.

In one form of my improved ironing press, a roller 25 is carried iii bracketsv 26 106 along one longitudinal edge of the substantially long ironing head 13., The roller 25 carries a curtain 27 rolled thereupon and one'edge of the curtain may be secured to a rod 28 the ends of which are guided in maybe attached to the press lever 11 are.

in this instance, for the purpose of illustration, secured to each end of the ironing head 13 as by the cap screws-30 though in actual practise other securing means may be used.

The brackets 26 are arranged parallel at each end of the ironing head and the rod 28 "is adapted to move back and forth in the slots 29 for the purpose of drawing the curtain 27 across the hot pressing surface during the opening motion of the head.

The roller 25 may have its shaft ends 31 fixed in the brackets 26 thereby permitting the roller 25 to be journalled upon the cylindrical shaft part 82. A- coil spring 33 has one end thereof fixed to the roller and the other end thereof fixed to the shaft 32; and the spring acts to automatically wind up the curtain as the ironing head-closes. This construction provides at all times either a tightly drawn curtain 27 :stretching across the face of the head or tautly wound upon .the roller. Other operating means may be employed to roll up the curtain.

Each end of the rod 28 is attached to a pull link 36, and the rear end of the link is pivotally connected to the lower end of a swing link 37. The upper end of each swing link is journaled upon a transverse shaft 38 supported by a stationary frame 39. The frame 39 may be constructed in the form of a casting bolted on to the press frame 10 or 'may constitute an integral extension of the said frame 10.

An actuating arm 41 has its lower end anchored to the press lever hub 4 2 orto some other operating part of the ironing machine, and as the press levenll oscillates about its fulcrum joint 12, it follows that the said member 41 swings back and forth with its upper end slidably confined within a slot 43 made in each swing link 37. ks the pedal 16 is forced downwardly, the actuat ing arm 41 moves forward with the press lever, the resultof which is to pass the pull links 36 forwardly, thereby permitting the coil spring 33 to take in the curtain 27 and wind it upon the roller 25.

The operation of the machine is carried out automatically inasmuchas the said ourtain,' or .shield of any, other form, I is connected to some moving part of the mechanism of themachine whereby the back and forth travel of the shield is automatically performed,

While I have described a roller curtain 1 shield for the protection of the operators.

mechanis1n operated by the hands, it is to be noted that my application contemplates. the use of shields or protectors ofother types, and while for the pur pose of clearness in description I have shown the actuating mechanism superimposed .on the press, it is to be understood that the said actuating mechanism may preferably be altered and rc-positioned in certain respects for the purpose of producing a compact simple design.

The invention 1s presented. to fulfil the need felt for an ironing press protecting means capable of preserving the operator from harmful effects of the hot ironing head and which enables the operator to performhiswork with dispatch.

"What I claim is:

1. An ironing press comprising, cooperating ironing and pressing jaws, a heat guard,

and operating means to move the guard into position between the jaws of the press.

2. An ironing press comprising 1n combination. cooperating ironing and pressing aw members into which the work is placed,

means for opening and closing the press,

a guard and means for moving the guard across the face of one of the press jaws as the press opens to protect the operators hands from one of the hot jaws while arranging the work in the press.

- 3. An ironing press comprising in combination, heated pressing members which open and close oh the work and one of which has a heated and polished metal ironing'and'pressing surface, a movable guard carried by the press, means which moves said guard across the heated and polished pressing surface when the press opens, to shield the operators hands against the heat,

and means, to move saidguard away from the pressing surface as the press closes to permit the heated and polished surface to engage the work.

4. An iromng press comprlsing incombination, heated pressing members which 'open' and close on the work and one of which has'a heated and polished metal ironing and pressing surface, means for opening and closing the press, a heat shield, and press opening and closing means for actuating the shield and driving it into the press as it opens and moving it out of the press as it closes.

5. An ironing press comprising in combination, heated pressing members which open and close on the work,one of the members having a polished and heated metal ironing and pressing surface, a guard member carried by the press and'arranged to roll up when not in use and unroll when in use, and mechanism carried on press employed to roll up the guard as the press starts its ironing operation to expose the hot ironing surface to the work and which unrolls to cover up the hot ironlng surface when-the machine has completed the iron- .across the hot ironing surface when the jaws 0 en and for moving theshield away when t ecjaws closeQ 7. An ironing press comprising in combination, cooperating ironing jaws one'of which has a polished heated working face, means for opening and closing .the press jaws, said jaws constructed rectangular in shape and having a wide open movement at the longitudinal axis thereof, a shield mounted on one of the jaws extending along the longitudinal edge thereof, and actuating mechanism connected with the shield and with the press opening and closing means by which the shield is moved across the press working face to protect the operators hands and by which the shield is moved away to expose the press working face to the work.

8. An ironing press comprising in combination, cooperating ironing jaws one ,of

which has a polished heated working face, means for opening and closing the press jaws, said jaws constructed rectangular in shape and having a wide open movement at the longitudinal axis thereof, a shield mounted on one of the jaws and extending along the longitudinal edge thereof from end to end, an actuating mechanism connected with the shield and with the press opening and closing means by which the shield is moved across'the press working face to protect the operators hands, a'roller which acts to pull the shield back away from the heated ironing face, and'means to i drive the roller.

9. An ironing press comprising in combination, cooperating ironing jaws one of which is made with a polished heated ironing surface a roller carried adjacent the ironing surface, a curtain carried upon the roller, and a singleoperating mechanism adapted to open and close the press and operate the said curtain.

10. An ironing press comprising in combination, cooperating ironing jaws one of which is made am polished heated ironing surface. a roller carried adjacent the,

" ironing surface, a curtain carried upon the roller, a pull link attached .to each end of the curtain extending alongside each end of having the ironing surface, operating means to open and close the press, and a linkage having connection with the guard and operating means by which the guard is drawn over the ironing surface as the pressopens and is drawn'away therefrom as the press closes.

' 12. An ironing press comprising in combination, cooperating ironing jaws one of which is provided with a hot polished ironing surface which acts on the work to.

be pressed, a roll up guard carried on the jaw having the ironing surface, guide bracketsin which the guard travels, a swing linkage attached to the guard, means for operating the swing linkage as the press opens and closes. and mechanism for opening and closing the press and simultaneously operating the swing linkage.

13. An ironing press comprising in combination, cooperating ironing jaws one of which is provided with a hot polished ironing surface which acts on the work to be pressed, a roll up guard carried on the jaw having the ironing surface, guide brackets in which the guard operates, a press lever carrying one of the jaws and adapted to open and close the press, and an actuatingdevicc carried by the press lever and con nected with the guard.

14. An ironing press comprising in combination, cooperating ironing jaws one of which is provided with a hot polished ironing surface which acts on the work to be pressed, a press lever carrying the polished ironing jaw and adapted to raise -and lower it, a roll-up guard curtain mounted on the press to protect operators hands from the hot-surface,a frame. actuating mechanism pivotally carried on the frame and connect ing with the curtain, and means 0 erated by the press lever to operate the mec anism.

15. An ironing press comprising in con, hination, cooperating ironing jaws one of which is provided with a hot exposed working surface, a press lever carrying one of the jaws and adapted to open the press thus exposing the hot working surface to the operator, a guard movablv carried on the press and traveling back and forth across the hot working surface, a swing link pivoted on the press, a draw link connecting the swing 16. An ironing press comprising in combination, cooperating ironing jaws one of which is provided with a hot exposed working surface, a press lever carrying one of the jaws and adapted to open the press thus exposing the hot working surface to the operator, a roller curtain journaled on the press, a pull link attached to the curtain to pull link, and means related with the rollercurtain to wind up said closes. p

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ALBERT B. CLISSON.

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